Published 5:57 pm, Friday, September 20, 2013

COHOES — A Cohoes man was arrested Friday on child pornography charges after exchanging nude photos with a 15-year-old, Albany County sheriff's deputies said Friday.

Robert V. Dubuc, 26, was charged with four counts of possessing a sexual performance of a child, a felony, and one count of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child, deputies said00.0

Dubuc allegedly became friends on Facebook with a 15-year-old girl from Ohio earlier this month and began flirting with her online. Sheriff's officials said DuBuc allegedly sent naked pictures of himself to the girl in exchange for four naked pictures of her.

The girl's mother found the pictures and contacted Antwerp, Ohio, police, the sheriff's office said, which eventually mled to his arrest here.